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mIKE Yet again thanks ever so much for all if your hard work and yes there are different reads and on behalf of everyone many thanks and not sure about tax forms etc and never submitted one here. There is a Zoom meeting tonight at 5 pm in Bangkok where 2 tax experts but think you might have covered it. Mike thanks so much for the information and the work that you do

Yes. we have all read and heard conflicting reports on the above matter with no clear instructions but today 24th April see a Zoom meeting with a couple of Tax experts at 5 pm time tonight. We all know Dave Cameron of the UK Government has been over from the so-called UK government and has been heavily involved with this. Cut to the chase all pensions and that including the minuscule UK State Pension and the transfer of monies to Thailand are deemed to be taxable income. We all know that the UK exempt tax for income tax is bout 12,750 pounds. In Thailand, the threshold is these:_ a/ 1 to 150k Bant is Exempt b/ 151K to 300K Income Tax is 5% c/ 301k to 500k Income Tax is 10% d/ 501K to 750k Income Tax is 15% e/ 751k to 1 Mill Income Tax is 20% There are others of course but most will not be in those brackets. Many of us and I have enquired about the addresses of the Tax Office but not one reply and for many pf us we have no tax reference and guess we just have to wait and see. I have not discussed it with my Thai wife as yet as like to keep things and let me do the worrying and let them chase us? One thing is for certain we are going to lose more money and yes less money for our Thai families to live on. Don't the Authorities not know us ex-pats provide the bulk of the money but same same throughout the world but anyway they can get us poor peasants to pay more, they will and more than likely going in their own back pockets and huge bank balances. One question I was asked by a so-called Tax expert is how old am I and am I married? Many of our spouse do not work for a company and do not pay income tax but are they entitled to the first 150k Baht and can be added to their married spouse and do not think so but a strange question to ask. They always state can give you an estimate on the tax we might have to pay but no answers yet and yes it still seems no one knows too much. So we keep quiet and let them chase us and surprised Immigration not asked on our 90-day reporting but stress it is not on the Statute book yet and from 1st January 2024 supposedly. Cheers all

Still do not know how to contact my local MP or a senior government official thanks again.

Angry and so many and bragg about it and the usual honest people get penalised and just hope sine if then get found out. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I have tried to google for an answer to this to no avail but I want to contact my local MP in Kanchanaburi/ Danmakhamtia and wonder how one can do this, please? Also very active indeed for us the Frozen State Pension barbaric issue and yes how to contact the PM or very high ranking Thai Government Official and to do with a Reciprocol Agreement / Legal Requirement with the UK Government. It seems that there is one with this Imcome Tax on Employment from January 2024 but nowhere near to be on the Statute Book and surely we must be able to get one with this barbaric frozen State Pension issue but we know about all colours of Government in the UK refusing to act on this evil frozen state pension issue for 80 years an issue this year, Thanks all

Thanks all Not sure but anyone confirm please as need to do 90 day reporting 8th April Monday sub holiday Chakri Day 12 April Friday Extra Day Songkran 13 to 15th April Sat/Sun/ Monday Thank you and googled but one is not reliable

Bad enough getting a rep;y from Westminister but do you go through the local Government here in Thailand and googled it but no addresses given Thanks and just wondering or indeed the Government or PM himself Thanks all

and do transfer these funds to Thailand periodically.

Mike Thanks ever so much

Thanks, Mike and thought that but do go over the UK Tax allowance and my Frozen Statepension is transferred directly to my Thai account and do get a couple of small private pensions paid into my Lloyds bank account bank I might just go over theUK personal tax allowance and then get a check later on. So should be ok but who knows

Yes, indeed but where I live is quite a large village and everyone would know I was deceased including the bank but yes seen other posts stating it is theft and fraud and how on earth can this be? Yes, maybe probate but only want this to go to my wife. Yes, why not take out the money from the ATM and like anywhere else in the world distant cousins come crawling out of the woodwork and when alive could no care less about you normally.

Sorry folks I have searched and am sure there must be some posts but can not find the sites. Yes, a question one uses Wise to transfer funds from a joint account in the UK to a joint account here in Thailand and many people have no issues at all can one change the name of Wise to be in joint names and if so how can this be done. Thanks